The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-07-16

does, from a spinster like me, but no
matterD Having been duly presented
to Mr.. Brand, the first thing she said
to him was:
care you the Mr.. Brandt"
al am Mr.. Brand" he retorted,
and then stopped short and stared at
her.
You're nothing of the kind; you are
the Mr.. Brand. Ny grandmamma told
me so"
what further information did your
respected relative offer regarding me,
may I Inquirer"
"She said you'd bite mp head of, if
I didn't mind whatI was about. "
"And what response did you make
to this murderous expression?"
II told her 1 had never yet seen a
man to be afraid of; neither have I?'
And here Miss Penhryn laughed. "Do
you mind" she went on, when her
mirth had subsidized, taking me out
for an iceP am melting?
"Oh, you eat ices, do youP"
Certainly, when I'm warm. Don't
your" -
"Never!'
"No," thoughtfully, II shouldn't sup
pose you would" then, "but ! do want
that ice, J." flashing an appealing glance
at him from beneath her long lashes.
Whereupon he instantly arose and
offered her his arm.
Il wish you would try one, 7" she rec
commended, after tasting her own.
81 never eat frozen compounds"
at might benefit you, though. OF
course you are acquainted with the
homeopathic doctrine"
81 am not aware that / am"
"They say that like cures like, you
know"
After this malicious thrust she re.
lapsed into silence.
''See you consider me an iceberg
observed Mr. Brand, secretly amused,
"and you are good enough to suggest
the easiest method of thawing me out. y
Really, l had no intention of being
so rude or so personal" she protested
with suspicious twitch at the corner
of her mouth. 81 never meant" but
here she caught his eye, and the desire
to smile proved so irresistible that she
could control herself no longer She
burst into merry, girlish laugh
which must have been infectious, fol
Mr. Brand Joined in and laughed with
her.
From this time on they were firm
friends, and Sea Cliff soon began tc
whisper that it would result in match
For once, Sea Cliff was right. A few
weeks later he asked her to marry him
And it all came about in the usual way
he simply fell in love with her, as PEG.
pie are falling in love every day o.
their lives. 1t came upon Mr.. BranC
rather suddenly, though, and shocked
and startled him not a little. For he
could not reconcile the innovation o.
his heart to his creed, that famous
creed which he and had discussed Sc
freely before Miss Penhryn's advent
She neither represented his ideal, MOI
reached the standard of his own ere
ated laws, and he was aware that
knew it. To accept her, was to owr
his newly remodcled marriage system
failure. Reason it out as he would
she must have fallen short of the para
gon with whose virtues he had made
me acquainted. She was not particu
larly adapted to him in any way that
could see; certainly her mind was moi
her strong point. 1t was very child
ish mind at best; one that reveled in
beauX, flirtations, chocolates and new
bonnets. But it was bright and
healthy, and under judicious train
ing might develop. So Mr.. Brand ar.
gued Gas | afterwards learned from nc
less aperson than himself.) She Ger
tainly had many charms of which tC
boast; l could imagine his exultatior
when he dwelt upon how charming she
really was, but, and here he must have
groaned, how perfectly conscious she
was of those self-same charms, CO.
quette to the manner born! Time
however, was to mend this, too. A.
for talents, she had absolutely none
that he knew of. But talents were
not essential to happiness; how otter
do women of genius promote domestic
felicity On the whole, he decided
that lack of accomplishments should
not be set down against her But, alas
her methods of household government
that were to be without a parallel in
systematic regulation! This reflection
fell like athunderbolt upon him. What
could that childish thing be expected
to know about domestic economy? An
uncomfortable conviction of sort Of
careless untidiness, in connection with
her, took possession of him; not thai
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